Pseudodiploria clivosa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pseudodiploria clivosa lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudodiploria clivosa
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Scleractinia
Family	Faviidae

Where does the pseudodiploria clivosa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pseudodiploria clivosa in 21 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pseudodiploria clivosa endangered?

The pseudodiploria clivosa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pseudodiploria clivosa?

The pseudodiploria clivosa (Pseudodiploria clivosa) is a cnidarian in the order Scleractinia and the family Faviidae, genus Pseudodiploria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pseudodiploria clivosa

Pseudodiploria clivosa, the knobby brain coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs in shallow water in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pseudodiploria clivosa (revision 1355067792), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25382279 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).